v3.19.2

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Restructuring charges table

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	-		$	510
Workforce reduction		3,793			928
Lease abandonment costs		-			257
Other restructuring costs		583			472
Total restructuring charges	$	4,376		$	2,167

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	-		$	349
Workforce reduction		3,100			337
Other restructuring costs		262			-
Total restructuring charges	$	3,362		$	686

Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve table

	Six Months			Twelve Months
	Ended			Ended
	June 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance	$	7,077		$	16,086
Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio		4,376			5,830
Payments		(3,896)			(14,839)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		7,557			7,077
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion		(419)			(988)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion	$	7,138		$	6,089

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information table

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
												Actual			Pro Forma			Actual			Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	380,665		$	376,533		$	689,670		$	681,958
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,992		$	3,272		$	29,116		$	(10,400)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	-		$	844		$	-		$	1,172
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	25,992		$	4,116		$	29,116		$	(9,228)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	25,992		$	4,116		$	29,116		$	(9,228)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - basic	$	0.19		$	0.02		$	0.21		$	(0.07)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - basic	$	-		$	0.01		$	-		$	0.01
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	0.19		$	0.03		$	0.21		$	(0.07)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted	$	0.19		$	0.02		$	0.21		$	(0.07)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - diluted	$	-		$	0.01		$	-		$	0.01
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	0.19		$	0.03		$	0.21		$	(0.07)
Weighted shares outstanding basic		138,760,483			138,638,554			138,684,845			138,961,728
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		139,074,229			139,263,363			139,221,904			138,961,728

2019 Cumulus Exchange [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

					Useful Lives in Years
		Preliminary Value			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	844		3		7
Total tangible property			844
Radio broadcasting licenses			19,576		non-amortizing
Goodwill			2,080		non-amortizing
Total intangible and other assets			21,656
Total assets		$	22,500
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	22,500

2018 Jerry Lee Transaction [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

					Useful Lives in Years
		Preliminary Value			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	981		3		7
Total tangible property			981
Advertising contracts			477		1		1
Radio broadcasting licenses			27,346		non-amortizing
Goodwill			24,396		non-amortizing
Net working capital			3,234		not applicable
Total intangible and other assets			55,453
Total assets		$	56,434
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	56,434

2018 Emmis Acquisition [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

		Final Value
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	1,558
Total tangible property			1,558
Advertiser relationships			207
Advertising contracts			114
Radio broadcasting licenses			12,785
Goodwill			332
Other noncurrent assets			4
Total intangible and other assets			13,442
Total assets		$	15,000
Fair value of assets acquired		$	15,000

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